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== True story? == == "real Martha" ==


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Gadd based this on his own experiences but also performed it as a one-man-show around 2019 when he said "‘It would be unfair to say she was awful and I'm a victim’" Unless I missed something between napping (I wasn't that enamoured, save for the excellent script, I can't take that from him and mesmerising performances from Gunning and Goodman-Hill as Darrius) Donny is very much the victim and Martha very much the aggressor.
---] <sub>(])</sub> 14:57, 23 May 2024 (UTC)


== Merge Request ==
Remember and this certainly isn't made clear anywhere (or if it is, I can't find it) which parts are actually verifiable. I know a Scottlish lady has come forward to identify/out herself and that would fit with the profile of a covert narcissistic/fantasist as portrayed in the show. I don't want to speculate outside of my field but there's a dearth of evidence for what sent this clearly sick woman right over the edge.


I've opened a merge request in regards to whether ] should be merged into this article. If you wish, please comment at ]. Thanks, ] (]) 14:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Speculating outside of the show (from my own experiences) cryptomnesia comes into play here and maybe Gadd genuinely believes he told the story truthfully, only making up bits for salacious detail. All we really know at this stage is the legal machinery is just getting started. And it might just fizzle out. Again, I don't know but if Misplaced Pages is going to run an article like this (and me be the first to drop in and comment) something is off.


== Genre overkill? ==
Barely a mention of the play! and yet *some* version of this page has been here since ''October 2022. Just smells wrong to me.'' ] (]) 21:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

In the lede we have had the rather unwieldy description, "Baby Reindeer is a British psychological black comedy-drama thriller television miniseries". It rather reminds me of Flight of the Conchords' self-billing as ''"New Zealand's Fourth Most Popular Folk Parody Duo"''. I wonder if editors can agree on a more succinct and less awkward description. The two cited sources ( and ) lean heavily on "dark comedy" with a mention of it being a "horror series". To my mind, the psychological aspect is probably quite significant (needs a better citation) but the comedy-drama and thriller aspects are unnecessary detail and can be dropped. Suggest: "Baby Reindeer is a British ] ] television ]" ] (]) 16:15, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

== Shouldn't this be Speculation about inspiration? ==
Given living persons, etc, until proven in a court of law?
] (]) 08:03, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
:It's no longer in any doubt that Fiona Harvey is the inspiration since her public statements in May 2024, so there's no need to change the heading. All that is in dispute is whether the portrayal was fair or accurate. That will doubtless be elaborated on whenever she takes this to court. ] (]) 16:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

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"real Martha"

---Another Believer (Talk) 14:57, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Merge Request

I've opened a merge request in regards to whether Fiona Muir-Harvey should be merged into this article. If you wish, please comment at Talk:Fiona Muir-Harvey#Merge_Request. Thanks, Mdann52 (talk) 14:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Genre overkill?

In the lede we have had the rather unwieldy description, "Baby Reindeer is a British psychological black comedy-drama thriller television miniseries". It rather reminds me of Flight of the Conchords' self-billing as "New Zealand's Fourth Most Popular Folk Parody Duo". I wonder if editors can agree on a more succinct and less awkward description. The two cited sources ( and ) lean heavily on "dark comedy" with a mention of it being a "horror series". To my mind, the psychological aspect is probably quite significant (needs a better citation) but the comedy-drama and thriller aspects are unnecessary detail and can be dropped. Suggest: "Baby Reindeer is a British psychological black comedy television miniseries" Cnbrb (talk) 16:15, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Shouldn't this be Speculation about inspiration?

Given living persons, etc, until proven in a court of law? Hcobb (talk) 08:03, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

It's no longer in any doubt that Fiona Harvey is the inspiration since her public statements in May 2024, so there's no need to change the heading. All that is in dispute is whether the portrayal was fair or accurate. That will doubtless be elaborated on whenever she takes this to court. Cnbrb (talk) 16:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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